Woman Who Owns $30,000 Worth of Makeup

Woman Owns $30,000 Worth of Makeup, Compares Collection to Her Children

A recent UK poll showed that the average woman will spend about $13,000 on makeup in a lifetime. Not so for 54-year-old nurse Hillary Kosofsky, who currently owns a whopping $30,000 in beauty products — including $6,000 in eye shadow palettes and $688 in nail polishes. Even though her habit once set her back $14,000 in debt (which her husband helped pay off), Kosofsky admits she gets a rush from her frequent purchases. "I love all this makeup," she explains. "These things are like my children."

While I like makeup and hair products (duh), it's quite sad to see anybody this obsessed with, well, anything. Kosofsky considers herself different from people who go on Hoarders because she's tidy and organized — and yet it's clear that Kosofsky knows she has a problem. "I'm looking at this pile thinking, 'This is not normal; this is not healthy,'" she said. See some other surprising facts about this woman's makeup collection when you read more.

Her must haves: Anything limited-edition, bedazzled, for the hair (she has over 140 hair products), new, or with color. Foundations and face creams aren't her thing.

Her "buy two" policy: Kosofsky adores makeup palettes so much, she'll frequently buy one to use and the other simply to admire and save. Similarly, she carries makeup around with her just to look at it when she pleases.

On her hair product obsession: "I usually get bored halfway through hair products. I either stash the bottles under the sink or just squeeze them down the drain," she said.

Most of us probably have more than we need, but what do you think of this extreme case?

I know I have close to that. Have had a product obsession for a long time. I have shelves and shelves of lotions, perfumes, bath/shower things and makeup and skin care and hair care. I keep all my stuff clean, cool and dry so it lasts longer. I sanitize things regularly and obviously, toss things that just don't look right.
The only thing I don't do is the buy two, one to save and admire. I do occasionally buy 2 shower gels of the same scent but use them up.

4 years

Women's shelters would love to take beauty product donations. Don't go squeezing that stuff down the drain.

Well, sschaiable, I would argue that this: <i>Even though her habit once set her back $14,000 in debt (which her husband helped pay off</I> means she DOES have issues. Going into that much debt for anything (except a car loan, mortgage, student loans, etc.) is a problem.

Well, sschaiable, I would argue that this: Even though her habit once set her back $14,000 in debt (which her husband helped pay off means she DOES have issues. Going into that much debt for anything (except a car loan, mortgage, student loans, etc.) is a problem.

4 years

If this is what makes her happy, and it's not hurting anyone, then leave her alone. She gets pleasure from it. She is using her own money. This is no different than a man spending tons of money on a car!

i have a fair amt. of makeup, but i never understood people having really extensive collections of makeup. it goes bad!! maybe not in the 6 months retailers want you to think, but 5 yrs. worth of makeup is gross, and bacteria-ridden.

I definitely don't spend nearly as much, and don't carry mine around "just to look at", but I spend more money that I probably need to on products I just never wear. I own a ton of eye makeup and face creams mostly, but there's just never enough time in a lifetime to use it all up. I probably only use eye makeup once or twice a week. I buy so much just to make sure I have what I need whenever the mood does strike for me to get gussied up.

she surely has an obsession but besides that she`s so irresponsible about the environment and the savings of her i might guess now poor family, to just leave bottles unfinished or flushing them i don´t know at first I was a little sympathetic with her, but now...I'm just kinda mad!!

This: Kosofsky adores makeup palettes so much, she'll frequently buy one to use and the other simply to admire says to me: in need of therapy.

4 years

So much is breaking my heart! If you don't use them, don't through them away, I would be pleased to do something with your useless hairproducts! ;o) (If BellaSugar can pass the message, thank you sooo much lol)